Monday, April 6, 2015

Kentucky 4th Unbeaten and 24th with fewer than 2 losses to not win National Title since 1976

Kentucky failed to become the first team to finish the season unbeaten since Indiana went undefeated to win the National Championship in 1976. Since that time, 24 teams have entered the NCAA Tournament with fewer than 2 losses. None of them have won the tournament.

1977: Arkansas (26-1) lost to Wake Forest 86-80 in the Round
of 32

1977: San Francisco (29-1) lost to UNLV 121-95 in the Round
of 32

1979: Indiana State (29-0) lost to Michigan State 75-64 in
the National Championship

1980: Alcorn State (27-1) lost to Louisiana State 98-88 in
the Round of 32

1980: DePaul (26-1) lost to UCLA 77-71 in the Round of 32

1981: DePaul (27-1) lost to St. Joseph's 49-48 in the Round
of 32

1981: Oregon State (26-1) lost to Kansas State 50-48 in the
Round of 32

1982: DePaul (26-1) lost to Boston College 82-75 in the
Round of 32

1987: UNLV (33-1) lost to Indiana 97-93 in the National
Semifinals

1988: Temple (29-1) lost to Duke 63-53 in the Elite Eight

1990: La Salle (29-1) lost to Clemson 79-75 in the Round of
32

1991: UNLV (30-0) lost to Duke 79-77 in the National
Semifinals

1996: Massachusetts (31-1) lost to Kentucky 81-74 in the
National Semifinals

1996: Texas Tech (28-1) lost to Georgetown 98-90 in the
Sweet Sixteen

1997: Kansas (32-1) lost to Arizona 85-82 in the Sweet
Sixteen

1998: Princeton (26-1) lost to Michigan State 63-56 in the
Round of 32

1999: Duke (32-1) lost to Connecticut 77-74 in the National
Championship

2004: St. Joseph's (27-1) lost to Oklahoma State 64-62 in
the Elite Eight

2004: Stanford (29-1) lost to Alabama 70-67 in the Round of
32

2005: Illinois (32-1) lost to North Carolina 75-70 in the
National Championship

2008: Memphis (33-1) lost to Kansas 75-68 in the National
Championship

2012: Murray State (30-1) lost to Marquette 62-53 in the
Round of 32

2014: Wichita State (34-0) lost to Kentucky 78-76 in the
Round of 32

2015: Kentucky (34-0) lost to Wisconsin 71-64 in the
National Semifinals